Distributed Multimedia in Telecommunications Service Engineering Using the Distributed Component Object Model

Abstract:- Nowadays, the demand for a great variety of sophisticated telecommunications services with multimedia characteristics is on the increase. This trend highlights the need for the efficient creation of distributed programs with multimedia data exchange running on distributed processing environments. Therefore, it is necessary to support the object-oriented development of distributed multimedia applications in a flexible manner. This paper recognises Microsoft’s DCOM as a key technology solution in the area of service engineering and examines an RM-ODP compliant approach to enhance it for the handling of continuous media flows through the design and implementation of a collection of suitable multimedia support services. These services are validated through a number of simple scenarios, and their alignment with TINA-C, together with the examination of QoS issues are also considered

MANAGING THE NETWORK Distributed Object Platforms in Telecommunications: A Comparison Between

Continuous advances in telecommunications technology coupled with the development of powerful desktop workstations, and increased user demands for complex service provision chains, integrated service offerings, and new sophisticated telecommunications services with multimedia characteristics are fueling the growth of object-oriented distributed computing. Recognising the growing importance of distributed object platforms in telecommunications service engineering, this paper attempts to compare the two most important of them; namely Microsoft’s COM/DCOM and OMG’s CORBA. After a brief overview of both architectures, a decision framework is proposed by identifying a set of core and service engineering related properties and examining the way that DCOM and CORBA supports these properties. Based on the proposed decision framework, some conclusions are drawn about the suitability of each platform for different service development requirements

Networking: Towards Global Broadband Networks and

The telecommunications industry is currently characterised by major challenges and opportunities, and by great technological and organisational diversity, which is mainly due to the deregulation of its markets, and the progressive convergence of telecommunications and distributed computing. Consequently, there is a growing demand for a great variety of new sophisticated telecommunications services. TINA-C and personal communications services (PCS) are among the most important developments in the field of information networking, which promise to make the future open information market a reality. In this paper, after a brief analysis of important information networking aspects, both of these developments are examined focusing especially on their future perspective. Therefore, possible enhancements of TINA-C through the use of frameworks, design patterns, and agent technology, together with the application of programmable intelligent service infrastructures in PCS are considered. Finally, the need for technology integration, joint action, consensus, and cooperation is highlighted. Service